Sculptors
A sculptor is someone who creates sculptures. The broad term 'sculptor' does not only apply to artists, it can also be used in non-artistic contexts. For example, it may refer to someone working on a restoration site or creating replicas of existing sculptures. For a sculptor to also be defined as an artist, there needs to be a sense of artistic intention behind the objects they create. This person can be a professional or an amateur.
Sculpture is considered a major artistic discipline in the same way as painting. Some sculptors only work in the medium of sculpture while other artists have a multidisciplinary approach.
A sculptor seeks to create three-dimensional shapes out of one or several media. Sculptors can choose from a variety of materials for their sculptures. Some of the most frequently used media include stone (marble, granite etc), concrete, cement, wood and clay (which is used to create terracotta sculptures). Artists can also use metal to create sculptures, bronze has historically been the most commonly used but nowadays, sculptors can also choose aluminum or even steel.
Contemporary practices and technical developments have led to a growing diversity of materials being available for sculptors to use. Contemporary sculpture therefore uses a wider range of materials than modern sculpture did. Nowadays, it is not uncommon to see artworks made of resin, glass or a combination of several different materials. Artists may also use new technologies such as 3D printers to help them create works.
Over the course of the history of sculpture, there have been a many different types of sculptures and artists have developed numerous techniques for creating three dimensional works.
In relief sculpture, the sculpted form stays attached to the background made of the same material. If the carving is shallow then the work is referred to as a bas-relief. If there is some undercutting and more of 50% of the depth is shown, the work is sculptured in high relief.
If a sculpture is described as in the round or free-standing, it means that the work is detached from the background, in the majority of cases this means that the viewer to walk around it and admire it from all angles.
A key basic distinction is sculpture is the contrast between modeling and carving. Modeling is an additive technique which creates forms by adding more material. This is more flexible for sculptors as they can generally add or subtract the material as they please, for example as they would when using clay. Carving is a subtractive method; the sculptor removes material from a solid block of material, for example wood or marble, to reveal the desired shape.
Some of the greatest artists in the history of sculpture include: Michelangelo, Antoine-Louis Barye, Rembrandt Bugatti, Camille Claudel, Auguste Rodin, Alberto Giacometti, Louise Bourgeois, Cesar, Arman, Anish Kapoor, Anselm Kiefer, Jeff Koons, Yayoi Kusama, Richard Orlinski and Christophe Charbonnel.
Discover the styles & movements
Dom'One
Miss Bomb - Camp-belle's Yellow anger
Dom'One
Sculpture - 71 x 33 x 33 cm Sculpture - 28 x 13 x 13 inch
$2,791
Miss Bomb - Camp-belle's bleu & jaune
Dom'One
Sculpture - 71 x 33 x 33 cm Sculpture - 28 x 13 x 13 inch
$2,791
Miss Cherry Wealth will come NB
Dom'One
Sculpture - 45 x 40 x 40 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$2,177
Philippe Shangti
No prostitution Here Geisha
Philippe Shangti
Photography - 90 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$16,744
Joker VS Drugs with jacket : "Woman Give Me Your Power"
Philippe Shangti
Sculpture - 90 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$39,070
Happiness Music Dinner
Philippe Shangti
Photography - 109 x 222 x 0.5 cm Photography - 42.9 x 87.4 x 0.2 inch
$39,070
Make your Choice
Philippe Shangti
Photography - 57 x 135 x 0.5 cm Photography - 22.4 x 53.1 x 0.2 inch
$15,628
Welcome On Board Rolls Royce
Philippe Shangti
Photography - 90 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$20,093
Goddess of oxygen
Philippe Shangti
Photography - 114 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 44.9 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
$30,698
Topless Bourgeoisie
Philippe Shangti
Photography - 63.5 x 150 x 0.5 cm Photography - 25 x 59.1 x 0.2 inch
$15,628
Tulio Pinto
Complicity #34
Tulio Pinto
Sculpture - 68 x 150 x 150 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 59.1 x 59.1 inch
$35,721
Cumplicidade#29 - AP1
Tulio Pinto
Sculpture - 140 x 44 x 96 cm Sculpture - 55.1 x 17.3 x 37.8 inch
$39,070
Corner situation
Tulio Pinto
Sculpture - 210 x 40 x 47 cm Sculpture - 82.7 x 15.7 x 18.5 inch
$23,442
Cumplicidade#25
Tulio Pinto
Sculpture - 95 x 110 x 140 cm Sculpture - 37.4 x 43.3 x 55.1 inch
$33,488
Emma Levine
Adrienne Jalbert
Spirale Spin 'AJ57)
Adrienne Jalbert
Sculpture - 16 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
$1,228
Jaillissement
Adrienne Jalbert
Painting - 228 x 129 x 4 cm Painting - 89.8 x 50.8 x 1.6 inch
$15,628
Silk Sticks (AJ58)
Adrienne Jalbert
Sculpture - 14.5 x 14.5 x 14.5 cm Sculpture - 5.7 x 5.7 x 5.7 inch
$1,116
Electronic Orange (AJ23)
Adrienne Jalbert
Sculpture - 23 x 23 x 23 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 9.1 x 9.1 inch
$3,237
Method to the Madness (AJ55)
Adrienne Jalbert
Sculpture - 35 x 35 x 35 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 13.8 x 13.8 inch
$6,698
Didier Lourenço
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
La pieuvre boule - série sculpture animal marin
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
Sculpture - 25 x 34 x 35 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 13.4 x 13.8 inch
$2,093
Série les Krégins - Sculpture coquillage Raku
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
Sculpture - 36 x 16 x 12 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 6.3 x 4.7 inch
$1,116
Queue de Baleine - Sculpture Raku animal marin
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
Sculpture - 42 x 45 x 26 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 17.7 x 10.2 inch
$1,367
Queue de Baleine - Sculpture Raku animal marin
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
Sculpture - 34 x 24 x 14 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 9.4 x 5.5 inch
$1,116
Le Poisson - Sculpture Raku animal marin
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
Sculpture - 17 x 40 x 12 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 15.7 x 4.7 inch
$904
Série les Krégins - Sculpture coquillage Raku
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
Sculpture - 21 x 10 x 12 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 3.9 x 4.7 inch
$837
Série les Krégins - Sculpture coquillage Raku
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
Sculpture - 13 x 13 x 10 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 5.1 x 3.9 inch
$837
Série Les Mignons - Sculpture Raku animal marin
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
Sculpture - 14 x 36 x 14 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 14.2 x 5.5 inch
$698
Antoine Leclercq
Les Ballerines
Antoine Leclercq
Sculpture - 37 x 20 x 16 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 7.9 x 6.3 inch
$5,023
Equilibrium
Antoine Leclercq
Sculpture - 160 x 225 x 35 cm Sculpture - 63 x 88.6 x 13.8 inch
$18,977
Mon premier amour
Antoine Leclercq
Sculpture - 150 x 150 x 9 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 59.1 x 3.5 inch
$16,744
Together that's all
Antoine Leclercq
Sculpture - 160 x 130 x 95 cm Sculpture - 63 x 51.2 x 37.4 inch
$18,977
Le baiser
Antoine Leclercq
Sculpture - 180 x 100 x 50 cm Sculpture - 70.9 x 39.4 x 19.7 inch
$20,093
Ilona Kálnoky
Antonio Catelani
Clea Lala
Les mauvaises langues parlent les bonnes donnent des orgasmes
Clea Lala
Design - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Design - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$670
Monsieur Térez
La mort me va si bien !
Monsieur Térez
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 25.6 inch
$335
### Songe dans une nebuleuse rouge de patates célestes orangées...
Monsieur Térez
Painting - 130 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,679
Chimère dans un azur vert de patates cosmiques bleues... + cadre T'es vu, patate crue!
Monsieur Térez
Print - 54 x 54 cm Print - 21.3 x 21.3 inch
$1,005
Josette for Never ou l’erreur de jeunesse
Monsieur Térez
Sculpture - 59 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch
$2,009
Shwe Shwe, portrait de Doudou
Monsieur Térez
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 45 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 17.7 inch
$279
Cock-a-doodle-do
Monsieur Térez
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 45 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 17.7 inch
$335
Seigneur Valache
Monsieur Térez
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 25.6 inch
$335